Bishop of Skalholt, Skalholt, South Iceland, Iceland. The last Catholic bishop of Iceland, Jón Arason, was executed at Skálholt in 1550, along with his two sons. The memorial stones engraved with a bishop stands at the place of the execution.

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Bishop of Skalholt, Skalholt, South Iceland, Iceland. The last Catholic bishop of Iceland, Jón Arason, was executed at Skálholt in 1550, along with his two sons. The memorial stones engraved with a bishop stands at the place of the execution.

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